Real Estate Market News

Keeping It Classy: Yard "Art" May be Why the Good Lord Invented HOA's…

By Candy Evans / November 21, 2013 /

The horsie above is in front of a home in McKinney, Texas, and — not sure what you call the gorilla in Santa suit — is in front of a lovely home in Waco, Texas. I really don’t know what to say… Toast to John Shore and Bill Young for great real estate sleuthing…

Abraham Zapruder Lived at 3909 Marquette in University Park in 1963: JFK Week and Dallas Real Estate

By Candy Evans / November 20, 2013 /

These are notes shown in the issue of LIFE: 50 Years Later that is on newsstands with the incredible gut-wrenching story of how Life editor Dick Stolley obtained the video of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas 50 years ago. It was shot carefully with a Bell & Howell Zoomatic Director Series Model 414 PD camera,…

How Can a Ski Resort Adapt to Sustainability: Dallas Addison Says They Can, Are, and Have To

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 20, 2013 /

A week or so ago, our contributor Dallas Addison, an attorney and vacation home property developer/consultant, gave us the Aspen report and said that vacation home communities are getting greener, more sustainable, because they have to to stay in business. I called BS; how, I asked Dallas, can you even tell me that a ski…

Is it Better to Buy and Sell in Winter? Ebby Halliday Realtors and Zillow Say It's a Jolly Good Season For Real Estate

By Joanna England / November 19, 2013 /

Sure, spring and summer are hot seasons for Realtors, but is it better to wait for the market to simmer down a bit before buying? According to lists from Zillow and Ebby Halliday Realtors, the winter holiday season is a great time to buy your dream home. According to the folks at Ebby Halliday Realtors,…

Utility Concierge: You Make the Selections, They Make the Connections Now Easy as Watching a Cartoon!

By Candy Evans / November 19, 2013 /

  You know Utility Concierge, right? It’s my favorite company when it comes to moving. It like DOES EVERYTHING FOR YOU! When I first met Gabe Abshire, UC’s CEO, I told him he’d be the next Bill Gates. Why? Because he has figured out a way to give consumers the power of choice, for ABsolutely…